About Accreditation
Broadly speaking, accreditation is an effort to assess the quality of institutions, programs, and services, measuring them against accepted quality standards.
There are two types of accreditation: Institutional and Programmatic (or specialized):
- Institutional Accreditation helps to assure potential students that a school is a sound institution and has met certain, minimum Standards in terms of administration, resources, faculty and facilities.
- Programmatic (or Specialized) Accreditation examines specific programs or specialties within an education institution (e.g., nursing program, automotive program, simulation center). The Standards by which these programs are measured have generally been developed by the professionals involved in each discipline and are intended to reflect what a person needs to know and be able to do to function successfully within that profession or functional area. Accreditation in the disciplines also serves a very important public interest as a tool intended to help assure a well-prepared and qualified workforce is providing essential services.
Accreditation is a review of a program, institution or service, therefore, an individual cannot be accredited. Individuals may become certified, licensed or registered, but not accredited. To learn about certification, licensure, or registry, individuals must contact the appropriate certifying body for their profession.
Language sourced, cited, and adapted from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Institutional Accreditation
Mesa Community College
Mesa Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC),
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604.
Website: https://www.hlcommission.org/
Phone: 800-621-7440
Look Up: Directory of HLC Institutions
Programmatic Accreditation
Automotive Service
The Mesa Community College Automotive Service Program maintains its Master Automobile Service Technology Accreditation, the highest level of program accreditation from the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation. This accreditation is valid through February 1, 2025. ASE Education Foundation, 1503 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE, Suite 401, Leesburg, VA 20176
Website: http://www.aseeducationfoundation.org
Phone: 703-669-6650
Look Up: ASE Education Foundation Find a Program
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 2/1/25
Dental
The Dental Hygiene program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of “approval with reporting requirements”. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation is located at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.
Website: www.ada.org/en/coda
Phone: 312-440-4653
Look Up: CODA Find a Program
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 1/2029
Early Childhood Education
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program in Early Childhood Education at Mesa Community College is accredited through December 2024 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Higher Education Programs for demonstrating commitment on the part of the program and the institution to high quality and continuous improvement, benefiting students, the profession, and young children.
NAEYC, 1401 H Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005
Website: www.naeyc.org
Phone: 800-424-2460
Look Up: NAEYC Accredited Higher Education Programs
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 12/31/24
Certification or Letter: Link to Certificate of Accreditation
The Mesa Community College Early Childhood Education Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 1313 L St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005
Website: www.naeyc.org
Phone: 800-424-2460
Look Up: NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 1/1/25
Certification or Letter: Link to NAEYC Accreditation website
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Technology Program received accreditation from the National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc. (NIMS Accreditation), 10565 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 10, Fairfax, VA 22030. Accreditation is based on NIMS National Skill Standards for Machining Level I and Level II with a focus on the manual and computer numerical control (CNC) machining skills and allows students to pursue any and all credentials offered by NIMS.
Website: https://www.nims-skills.org
Phone: 703-352-4971
Look Up: NIMS Network
Nursing
The MCCCD Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326.
Pursuant to the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Policy #29, Advertising and Recruitment of Students requiring student achievement outcome data be made publicly accessible, the following student achievement data are available at: Link Coming Soon.
- Graduates’ success on the licensure and/or certification examination
- Students’ completion of the nursing program
- Graduates obtaining a job
Website: www.acenursing.org/
Phone: 404-975-5000
Look Up: Search ACEN Accredited Nursing Programs
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 2025
Certification or Letter: Link to Certificate of Accreditation
Paramedicine
The Mesa Community College Emergency Medical Services Paramedicine Program was awarded initial accreditation on Sept. 15, 2017 by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The recent peer review conducted by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) and CAAHEP's Board of Directors recognized the program's substantial compliance with the nationally-established accreditation standards. As of January 2021, CAAHEP changed its policy so that initial accreditation does not expire; the initial accreditation for this program remains in place until another status is granted, at which time the status for the program will be updated on the CAAHEP website.
Mesa Community College is approved as a Paramedic Education Program under CAAHEP / CoAEMSP LoR Program #600752 & Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Trauma and Emergency Medical Services ALS Training Program Certificate Holder #450311. Please visit the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs to verify MCC's accreditation status.
For questions regarding the accreditation status of the Mesa Community College Paramedic Education Program, please contact Jennie Wyatt at jennie.wyatt@mesacc.edu.
To contact CoAEMSP: 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088
Website: www.coaemsp.org
Phone: 214-703-8445
Look Up: CAAHEP Find an Accredited Program
Current Accreditation Period: Accreditation in place until another status is granted.
Certification or Letter: Link to Letter. NOTE: Accreditation timeline was pushed back due to COVID backlogs.
Pass Rates: Link
Veterinary Technology
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree program in Veterinary Technology at Mesa Community College has Full Accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA). 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
Website: www.avma.org
Phone: 800-248-2862 x 6624
Look Up: Programs Accredited by the AVMA CVTEA
Current Accreditation Period: Valid through 2028
Certification or Letter: Accreditation Letter Link
Pass Rates: Link